Paper 28 -- METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATION OF BENEFITS OF HUMAN-FACTORS ENGINEERING IN NEXTGEN/SESAR DEVELOPMENT

This paper describes a methodology for estimating the revenue-service cost savings that can be derived from HCI Engineering in the development of NextGen/SESAR flightdeck automation. An example of the cost savings benefits accrued by a hypothetical large U.S. domestic carrier due to the redesign of FMS error messages ($45M per year) is provided along with a discussion of the implications and limitations of the cost savings model.